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snow…

06 Friday Feb 2015

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woke up to a bit of snow this morning…

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it was fairly dark when I took this picture first thing…

cold out, but not horrible… we were surprised at how fast many drivers were going… apparently driving like a maniac was a Friday morning style…

got to spend time with my grandson when he came to shovel… tonight we had chicken wings and kale and Brussel sprout salad for dinner… I ate nine and he had twenty one, lol…

after dinner he worked on homework while I had a little nap on the couch…

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just before he was picked up he went out and shovelled the sidewalk again because it has snowed while we were having our dinner…

savour…

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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recently someone was talking about how their parent was driving them crazy… made me think of the wonderful last months I spent with my mother as she was dying of esophageal cancer… it was a special time and I was able to savour each of the good, bad and unforgettable moments…

often when I hear people who are struggling with aging parents I think about the days to come when their loved one will be gone and they will be wishing they could hear the complaining or whatever it is that is making them crazy now, lol…

was chatting with someone who was a bit ticked at their partner… I could only think about how I would be so happy to have George here to get ticked at…

I do remember when he would make me a bit grumpy… part of being a couple I think…

it is exactly two years and eleven months today since my life changed forever…

I miss my beloved…

the moon tonight…

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flowers…

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

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I’ve talked about how much I need flowers in January and February… they make me feel good…

here are some shots I have taken over the last couple of days…

pink rose...

pink rose…

this rose replaced one that drooped over last week… had to take a few pics because it had tiny droplets of water on it…

orange rose...

orange rose…

this rose is a stunning orange and was for a colleague’s birthday… another beauty…

mum and hydrangea...

mum and hydrangea…

this mum and hydrangea are part of a bouquet…

sadly, my hydrangeas are finally on their last legs… I have enjoyed them every day…

orchid...

orchid…

this is my orchid tonight… it is beautiful and seems to be doing very well…

what a lovely few weeks with so many flowers blooming around me…

time…

03 Tuesday Feb 2015

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today I ran across the street to have a few batteries replaced… one was for the garage door opener and the second was for my camera remote control…

happy about the remote for the camera as it was getting difficult to take a picture without pointing the remote straight at the camera… fairly easy to see I was using it, lol…

the camera does have a timer on it but I haven’t used it much…

while I was there I spotted a cute watch and decided it was just what I needed… and, it was on sale… amazingly, it is purple…

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thankfully the owner was able to set it for me… it did cause him a bit of trouble as the watch was feeling a bit nostalgic for the 24 hour clock…

checked the time tonight and at six there was still light outside… this is very exciting…

eating…

02 Monday Feb 2015

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for a while now people have been commenting on how good all my meals are…

I am watching everything that goes into my mouth and eating lots of veggies…

giving up sugar hasn’t been that difficult… even chocolate hasn’t been a problem, so far…

the main time I miss sugar is in my tea… I tried a teaspoon of honey, but it didn’t really seem to sweeten the tea so I decided it wasn’t worth it…

I still miss chips, but am having a few of them every now and then…

working at finding new ways to eat the foods I can still have and to be sure to think ahead to the next day so I can have healthy meals… not something you can necessarily pull off at the last minute, lol…

tonight I made a Cornish hen and avocado sandwich on flax bread… added a bit of the cranberry jelly I made for Christmas… it was delicious…

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I have an appointment with a dietician in a few weeks and am looking for clarity around what to eat with what and if I am clear on the things I can’t have…

glad that I haven’t had this meeting yet as I think I have a better understanding of the things I want to review with her…

sunshine…

01 Sunday Feb 2015

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this morning the sunlight was streaming through the window onto the new pictures on the wall…

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later in the day I basked in the sunshine in the living room…

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the moon will be full tomorrow and tonight when I was in the hot tub, I noticed a circle around it… not sure I’ve seen this before…

did a little research and discovered it is a lunar halo and isn’t that uncommon…

it can be a harbinger of bad weather…

glad I got to enjoy the wonderful sunshine, lol…

art…

31 Saturday Jan 2015

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had a wonderful day with a friend who came over and hung 15 framed water lily pictures on the stairway wall… we had a great time…

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makes me a bit proud to have my art up on a wall… a bit odd to think of my photos as art, lol…

part way through the process we had a lovely snack/lunch…

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happily there was no broken glass… a few close calls when the frames were on the hallway floor, lol…

but we realized that we needed more pictures… I have to find thirteen more photos and we have to pick up more frames…

we have already put in the nails so that piece is done… going to get sticky stuff to make sure the pictures stay square on the wall…

we also got the orchid to sit in the pot better… it was a bit tippy…

after she left I had a good nap… silly me, woke up at 7:15 this morning and didn’t go back to sleep…

it’s very cold outside so I have a yoga jacket on to stay comfy, rather than turning up the heat and being too hot at bedtime… I have always liked it to be cool in the bedroom and have the windows open at night… used to make George crazy…

there’s one good thing about being on my own, no one complains when I leave a window open, lol…

damn big girl pants…

goodies…

30 Friday Jan 2015

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had to take the car to work today so after I got off I decided to stop at the credit union to deposit a cheque and get some cash… traffic along Portage was brutal and I was worried I wasn’t going to make it before they closed at five, but I just snuck in under the wire…

next, went to Home Outfitters where I had a gift card from over a year ago… just found it last month… thought I would check out what type of goodies they had that I might need…

had a lovely wander around and chose a few fun things…

got a silicone oven mitt on sale, a new cookie sheet to replace one of the very stained and bent ones in the cupboard, a cute scarf hanger which might hold the scarves that are currently on three different hangers… and finally a purple mini food processor (on sale too)…

it was great fun…

had shrimp for dinner, went out for a hot tub and watched a bit of TV…

really needed to add some colour to my day so found this shot from the summer… I do love my morning glories…

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morning glories…

orchid…

29 Thursday Jan 2015

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got a lovely surprise today…

my friend brought me a gorgeous purple orchid…

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it was a thank you for using my car… I’m happy to lend it to her… it always comes back filled with gas and freshly washed… I still don’t like to take it to the car wash…

during the winter I don’t take it out much so it is always happy to get a drive in, lol…

I was so happy because I’ve been trying to get out and pick an orchid up for the house… they are wonderful because they flower for a long time…

I do tend to treat flowering plants like cut flowers… enjoy them until they die off…

was particularly lovely, as I had spent the day at home… still wasn’t feeling well so gave in and climbed back into bed this morning…

had a hot tub in the afternoon and watched the squirrel come down through the trees like they were stairs… didn’t see any birds even though the sun was shining… it shone for a good portion of the day which was also very nice as it has been dull for ages…

hoping to feel much better in the morning…

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faces…

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

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I have a similar picture to this on my computer sign in screen at work…

orchid... do you see a face...

orchid… do you see a face…

recently a colleague had been at my desk and took a few moments to admire the picture and advised me that she felt it looked just like a face…

made me think of George, who was always bringing me orchids… for home and the office…

I was missing him tonight as I was sitting in the hot tub… not feeling that great and remembering how well he took care of me when I was sick…

I always felt I was a much better patient than he was, lol…

he nearly always knew what I would like to eat and would organize it… often fried egg sandwiches would be on the menu… he really made the very best ones…

this picture is from 2011… around this time that year a couple of us took a photography class… we had such fun… it is great to go back and remember some of the great things we have done…

snow on the deck in January 2011...

snow on the deck in January 2011…

a reminder of how blessed I am and have been…